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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo almost trip over going through the high grass?
(a) A trip wire connected to a mine
(b) A dead water buffalo
(c) A VC corpse
(d) The radio operator

2. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?
(a) A dog is blown up as is a sandbag between two men in a foxhole.
(b) A private is killed by friendly fire.
(c) An open attack is launched by the Viet Cong.
(d) Dozens of B-52 bombers land to rearm.

3. Why is an artillery attack denied when a patrol advancing to the base is spotted?
(a) New artillery ammunitions has not arrived.
(b) No one has the exact coordinates.
(c) The higher commanders do not believe the report.
(d) A Marine patrol is lost out in the same area.

4. How does the adjutant's quarters look as Caputo returns to Vietnam?
(a) A water-soaked tent with makeshift furniture
(b) A prefab building with airconditioning
(c) A dugout with sandbag walls and a bamboo roof
(d) A revamped box car

5. Where are most of the men when the orders come to deploy to Vietnam?
(a) Sitting on the beach surf fishing
(b) Out drinking and visiting the Okinawan prostitutes
(c) Asleep in their quarters
(d) On leave in Tokyo

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caputo observe about the young mother as they are searching her house?

2. What is to be the measure of victory in the battle?

3. What does Caputo say about the VC guerrillas being everywhere?

4. What does Caputo say about the significance of a single death in war?

5. When the wounded VC's trail leads around a bend in the river, what choices does Caputo have?

(see the answer key)

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